Article By Frank Bergman
The death certificate of a 26-year-old man who was euthanized by the Canadian government, despite being described by his doctor as “young and healthy,” has been released, revealing disturbing details about his final hours.
Ontario resident Kiano Vafaeian died under Canada’s taxpayer-funded Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program on December 30, 2025.
A copy of Vafaeian’s death certificate has now been obtained by author and anti-euthanasia activist Kelsi Sheren, revealing alarming new details about his “assisted suicide.”
Documents concerning Vafaeian’s death show that drugs used in the procedure were obtained through a Vancouver pharmacy before the euthanasia was carried out at a funeral home.
His mother, Margaret Marsilla, has fiercely opposed the decision to approve her son for MAiD.
After his death, Marsilla accused the doctor who approved the procedure of finding a “loophole” that allowed her son to be euthanized.
That doctor was prominent Canadian MAiD practitioner Dr. Ellen Wiebe.
Vafaeian traveled across the country to Vancouver, where Wiebe administered the lethal procedure.
Death Certificate Lists ‘MAiD’ as Cause of Death
Wiebe is a member of the Clinicians’ Advisory Council for the euthanasia advocacy organization Dying with Dignity Canada and a professor at the University of British Columbia.
She has become one of Canada’s most prominent practitioners of MAiD.
Right to Life UK reported in 2023 that Wiebe had administered MAiD to more than 400 patients.
In footage obtained by The New Atlantis, Wiebe described performing euthanasia as “the most rewarding work we’ve ever done.”
Before his death in December, Vafaeian filled several prescriptions at Macdonald’s Prescriptions Ltd. in Vancouver.
The drugs were subsequently used during his assisted death.
The prescriptions reportedly included “Midazolam injection, Propofol injection, Rocuronium bromide injection, Bupivacaine injection, a line item labeled ‘1 MAID’.”
The medications have conventional medical purposes but can be combined as part of Canada’s MAiD protocol.
“Midazolam is used to sedate,” Sheren explained.
“Propofol induces deep anesthesia.
“Rocuronium causes paralysis and respiratory arrest.
“Bupivacaine may be used in certain protocols.”
Vafaeian reportedly paid hundreds of dollars for the medications.
The documents therefore offer a stark look at the mechanics of Canada’s euthanasia system, where drugs involved in assisted deaths can be prescribed and dispensed through the pharmaceutical system.
But another detail revealed by the records is even more striking.
Vafaeian did not die in a hospital or Wiebe’s medical office.
He was euthanized at Koru Cremation, a funeral home in Vancouver.
He reportedly paid approximately $300 to $495 to use the facility.
His death certificate lists the cause of death simply as “MAiD.”
It also records underlying conditions including blindness and diabetes.
Mother Had Previously Fought to Keep Son Alive
Vafaeian’s case had already attracted national attention years before his death.
In 2022, when he was just 23 years old, Vafaeian sought to end his life through MAiD.
At the time, he had diabetes and had lost sight in one eye.
According to reporting by the Free Press, the young man was struggling with his circumstances and had no job, girlfriend, or clear plans for his future.
Marsilla said her son was deeply unhappy.
She said losing his vision in one eye in April 2022 became a tipping point that led him to pursue euthanasia.
Vafaeian had been scheduled to undergo MAiD through Dr. Joshua Tepper, executive director of Toronto-based MAiDHouse.
However, the planned procedure was canceled following intense media attention surrounding the case.
Vafaeian survived for another three years.
By the end of 2025, however, he had found another path into Canada’s euthanasia system.
He traveled from Ontario to British Columbia, where Wiebe ultimately administered MAiD.
His mother has said her son was approved on grounds involving “mental illness.”
The newly released death certificate now provides a chilling final record of what followed.
A 26-year-old man crossed Canada, obtained the drugs used in his assisted death through a pharmacy, and was euthanized by a taxpayer-funded doctor inside a funeral home.
And on the government document recording how his life ended, the cause of death is written plainly:
“MAiD.”
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